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MACHINE FOR BUNGHING MATCH STICKS.

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W. H. H. SISUM MACHINE FOR BUNGHING MATCH STICKS.

No. 288,506.. Patented Nov. 13. 1883.

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WILLIAM H. H. sIsUM, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR BUNCHING MATCH-STICKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,506, dated November 13, 1883.

Application filed May26,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. H. SIsUM, of Brooklyn, in Kings county, and State of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Machines for Bunching Match-Sticks, of which the following is a specification.

Myimprovement will first be fully described, and will then be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional planor top view of a machine em bodyihg my improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, taken on the plane of the dotted line 00 w in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same, taken on the plane of the dotted line y y in Fig. 2. Fig. 4c

is a transverse section of the same on the plane of the dotted line .2 z in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a side view of a portion of the machine.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the. figures.

A designates a hopper, in which the matchsticks are placed. It has an open bottom and open front, the matchsticks being prevented from passing through the same by means of inwardly-projecting ledges or flanges a. A roller, A, having a notched or fluted periphery, has its journals supported in slotted or elongated bearings s in the sides of the hop- One of its journals is provided with a crank, whereby it may be turned. The roller preferably will be made of metal. If the match-sticks get crossed, they will oftentimes have to raise this roller inits bearings to avoid being broken by it. For this reason the rollor is supported in elongated bearings. The rotation of the roller will straighten out the match-sticks whenthey become crossed.

The back I) of thehopper is pivoted to the sides, nearthe top, and near the lower end is provided with studs, one of which has fitted to it a rod, A, which extends to a crank on,

the roller A, and thus when the back is swung to and frorotary motion will be transmitted to the roller. This rotary motion is not continuously in one direction, but is for a short distance in one direction and then in the reverse direction; or, in other words, is an oscillating or vibrating motion;

G designates the driving-shaft of the machine. On it is mounted a large gear-wheel,

O, which derives motion from a small gearwheel, D, on a counter-shaft, D. This countershaft derives motion from a belt applied to a pulley, D". The counter-shaft D is provided with a clutch-piece, D, which is keyed to the shaft, so as to turn therewith, but is capable of movement lengthwise of the shaft, in order that it may be engaged with or disengaged from the pulley D. A lever, D*, serves as a convenient means for operating this clutchpiece. Vhen the clutch-piece is engagedwith the pulley, the machine is put in motion, and when the clutch-piece is disengaged from the said gear-wheel the machine is stopped.

E designates a roller arranged upon the driving-shaft O, at the front of the hopper, and serving to deliver the match-sticks therefrom. I

F designates a roller journaled in bearings in the frame of the machine, and arranged close to and just beyond the face of the roller E. It receives the match-sticks from the roll er E.

The roller E, as here shown, has notches 0 extending across its periphery in directions parallel with its axis; but these notches are interrupted by circumferential grooves (Z, in which fit fingers G. The match sticks pass from the hopper into these notches c, and are carried away to the roller F. WVhen resting in the notches, they extend across the fingers G. By raising the fingers the match-sticks can be prevented from entering the notches.

The roller F has a cylindric body, 6, and flanges f, which are provided with notches g,

extending parallel with the axis, and adapted V to receive the match-sticks.

It will be observed that the match-stickspass over the roller E to a point about horizontally opposite the axis of the roller, and there are transferred to the roller F. The roller F rotates in the opposite direction to the roller E; hence the match-sticks, when transferred to the roller F, pass first under the same, and thence upward. y I

i H designates guards which extend around and close to the portion of the notched flanges f of the roller F which the match-sticks travelse, and thereby aid in holding the matchsticks in the notches of this roller. The ends of these guards H which are the nearer to the roller E are reverted or bent to conform to the periphery of the roller E, and have pointed ends, which extend either close to the ends of the roller E or into its grooves d beyond the bottoms of the notches in the said roller E, which are adjacent to the roller F. The sides of the match-sticks which are next the bottoms of these notches consequently come in contact with the guards, and are by the latter stripped or pulled out and transferred to the roller F. The 1natch-sticks pass from one to the other of these rollers without any abrupt change of direction.

The driving-shaft O is provided with a gearwheel, B, and the journal of the roller F,whieh is adjacent to the gear-wheel B, is provided with a gear-wheel, E, which engages with and derives motion from the gear-wheel B. As here shown, the gear-wheels B and F are of about the same size.

, The fingers G are pivoted to arms Z .,'rigidly affixed to a rock-shaft, G, which is j ournaled in hearings in the frame of the machine. On one end this shaft is provided with an arm or crank, G whereby it may be shifted. By raising the outer end of this arm or crank the fingers may be raised, so as to prevent matchsticks from entering the notches of the roller E. In this way the feeding of the matcl1-sticks may be stopped at any time without stopping the machine as a whole.

I designates a small roller arranged immediately over the roller E and at the front of the hopper A. This roller has faces or bands, of indiarubber or other like material,a ,which rotate in contact with or close proximity to the roller E. This roller I is supportedv in adjustable journal-boxes a". On one journal is a pinion, I, which engages with agcar-wheel, B, that is affixed to a'gear-wheel, B deriving motion from the gear-wheel B on the shaft 0; hence the lower surface of the said roller I moves in the reverse direction to the adjacent surface of the roller E, and brushes back all match-sticks except such as are in the notches of the roller E. This roller I moves very rapidly.

B is a stationary guard, which prevents matchsticks in the notches of the roller E from accidentally escaping from the said notches before arriving at the guards and strippers H.

.011 the ends of the journals of the roller I are cranks, which are connected by rods B* with the studs of the back b of the hopper A; hence motion is transmitted from the roller I to the back of the hopper, and thence to the roller A. The pivoted back 12 of the hopper always inclines inward toward the roller A,

and hence it has a tendency to lift and loosen the match-sticks in the hopper.

1* designates a roller arranged between the ledges a, which are at the bottom of the hopper A, and journaled in the sides of the hopper. It is provided with ribs extending parallel with its axis, and hence it resembles a breast water-wheel. Its ribs extend slightly above the ledges a, which are at the bottom of the hopper, so that they can act on the match-sticks supported on those ledges and force them toward the roller E. Theseledges are provided with stop-plates a", which extend into the circumferential grooves 01 of the roller E, and thereby prevent the match-sticks from passing between the roller E and the said ledges. The stop-plates extend backward of the upper portion of the roller 1 and "form abutments, in conjunction with which the back I), in swinging to and fro, can straighten the match-sticks. If the match-sticks, on arriving at these stop-plates, should not be straight, the ends which make contact with one of the stop-plates will be held stationary until the next forward motion of the hopper-back shall have forced the other end forward into contact with the other stop-plate. The subsequent forward motion of the hopper-back will force the straightened matelrsticks into the path of the roller I and the latter will then force them forward to the roller E. The roller I derives motion from the shaft Dthrough gear- Wheels I I".

J designates a roller 011 which is wound a strip of webbing, J. This webbing extends from the roller J around guide-bars h h on the front of the hopper, and thence around the body 0 of the roller F. It passes to this roller F before the match-sticks are transferred to this roller; hence the match-sticks are delivered onto the roller outside of it. From the roller F this webbing passes to a roller, K.

L designates a roller on which is wound a strip of webbing, L, passing thence around a guide roller or bar, L, and thence around the roller F, outside the match-sticks. This webbing passes,with the webbing I, from the roller F to the roller K. The two webs, as they leave the'roller F, carry off the matchsticks between them at regular distances apart, and are wound upon the roller K with the match-sticks between them.

The roller K is mounted on a shaft, K-*, supported in bearings in standards K. These standards are connected by a cylindric basepiece mounted on bearings j, which are concentric with ashaft, M, supported in the frame of the machine; hence as the coil or roll of the webs and matchsticks increases in size the roller can move away from the roller F. The roller can be moved so far back that its shaft will rest upon a post or support, K On the shaft K", which supports this roller K, is a pinion, K which engages with a large gear- -wheel, M, arranged on a shaft, M, which is journaled in the frame of the machine. On the shaft M is also a gear-wheel, Mflwhich engages with a gear-wheel, N, on a shaft, N. The gear-wheel N engages with and derives motion from the gear-wheel F. The gear-wheels B,

v F, N, and M are shown as of the same size.

When a roll or coil of the webs J L and the in atch-sticks is completed, it and the roller areslipped off the shaft which supports the roller and all are removedto the place where the igniting material is to be applied to the matchsticks. To permit of the removal of the roller K, it is fitted loosely on its shaft and caused to rotate therewith by means of a spline or feather. WVhen this roller is removed, it will be replaced by another.

The 'pinioii K is not rigidly affixed to the shaft K*, but is secured thereto by clamps One of these clamps bears against a collar, is, on the shaft, and the other is forced and held against the pinion by means of a nut, K, and a jam-nut, K Both clamps are faced with leather or analogous material. By tightening or loosening the nuts, more or less friction may be produced. This connection of the pinion with its shaft allows of theslipping of the roller when the roll of webs and matchsticks materially increases in size.

Preferably the shafts supporting the rollers J L are clamped to their bearings by clamps like'those which clamp the pinion K to the shaft K, so that the said rollers will not turn too freely in delivering the webs J L, which are wound upon them.

In a prior application for Letters Patent filed January 5, 1883, and of which the serial number is 81,044, I have made claims covering combinations of parts which are herein shown and described; but I do not herein claim the subject-matter covered by the claims of said application, and I hereby expresslylimit the invention hereinto the claimable differ ences between the subject-matter covered by the claims of said prior application and that herein shown.

WhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

1. In a machine for bunching matclrsticks,

the combination of a hopper in which-matchsticks are placed, a roller having a notched or fluted periphery journaled in the hopper, and means whereby, when the machine is driven, the said roller will be vibrated for the purpose of straightening the match-sticks in the hopper, and another roller having a notched or fluted periphery for delivering the matchsticks from the hopper, substantially as specified.

2. In a machine for bunching match-sticks, the combination of a hopper in which the match-sticks are placed, a roller having a notched. or fluted periphery and journaled in slotted bearings,so that it can rise bodily in the hopper when necessary, and means whereby, when themachine is driven, said roller will be automatically rotated alternately in re verse directions, or vibrated, substantially as the pivoted back section, b, and means for imparting a positive swinging motion to said back in a direction transverse to the length of the match-sticks, substantially as specified.

4. In a machine for bunching match-sticks,

the combination of a hopper in which the match-sticks are placed, a roller having a notched periphery for carrying the matchsticks from the hopper, another roller having a notched or fluted periphery journaled in the hopper, means for vibrating the roller last named, and a third roller operating within the hopper and serving to force the matchsticks toward the first said roller, substantially as specified. i

5. In a machine for bunching match-sticks, the combination of a hopper in which the match-sticks are placed, and which has an in wardlyand downwardlyinclined pivoted back, means for imparting a positive swingingmotion to said back in a direction transverse to the length of the match-sticks, a roller having a notched periphery for carrying the matchsticks from the hopper, another roller having a notched or fluted periphery journaled in the hopper, means for vibrating the roller last named, and a third roller operating within the hopper and serving to force the match-sticks toward the first-mentioned roller, substantially as specified.

6. In a machine for bunching match-sticks, the combination, with a hopper in which the match-sticks are placed, and a roller having a notched or fluted periphery and circumferential grooves extending into the hopper, of the fingers G, extending into said circumferential grooves, and pivoted to arms rigidly affixed to the rock-shaft G, substantially as specified.

7. In a machine for bunching match-sticks, the combination, with a roller onto which match-sticks are delivered, of two webs or bands between which the match-sticks are carried off, a roller onto which the webs or bands with the match-sticks are wound, and a pinion or wheel mounted on the shaft of the lastnamed roller and secured by a frictio.n-clamp,

so that it may slip on the shaft when necessary,

substantiallyas specified. v

IVM. H. H. SISUM.

Witnesses:

J AMES R. BOWEN, T. J. KEANE. 

